quoting an answer, maybe that helps. -----Original Message----- From: Diego SANTA CRUZ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 09:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Xpert]could not open default font 'fixed'
I had the same problem with the 'fixed' fonts after upgrading KDE stuff. The problem is some RPM makes /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias readable by root only. I fixed the problem with chmod a+r /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias service xfs restart Then the X server starts fine. Diego > -----Original Message----- > From: -- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 10:06 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [XFree86] font fixed error > > > Hi, > > I am having a real problem here with launching KDE. > > 1. I tried to do startx > > it gave me the error > > fatal server error: > could not open default font fixed > > 2. I read other newsgroups/redhat site that its a > problem with xfs > > i then did /sbin/service xfs start > > response: > > Starting xfs: OK > > now i did /sbin/service xfs status > > it gave me: > > xfs dead but pid file exists > > hm.... > > I then did /sbin/service xfs restart > > response: > > Starting xfs: > > Shutting down xfs: FAILED > Starting xfs: OK > > hm... > > It seems like some how the service is not functioning > > I then did startx, response was the same error. > > 1. Is there a way to fix the xfs? > > > 2. If not, is there a way to run X WINDOWS without > xfs? > > > I dont know where to go from here. > > PLEASE HELP. I am a newbie so I would appreciate if > you could not assume that I know much. > > Thank you. > > Dhruv > > P.S. I also posted using pine before from my server > with my attached log > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
